Committee of the Whole - Budget

Whereas record and near record-high water levels exist in the upper Great Lakes basin, including Lake Huron and Georgian Bay; And whereas these high water levels have impacted the Town of Wasaga Beach and many owners of property along the shoreline; And whereas the impacts, including significant damage to private property, are being experienced by many Wasaga Beach shoreline property owners and property owners in other shoreline communities; And whereas property owners may wish to repair and/or protect their properties from further damage and need approvals and permits from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority and the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks before undertaking the work; And whereas it is thought that there is benefit in approval agencies working together to streamline the approval and permit process for shoreline repair work; Be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Wasaga Beach formally requests that the Province of Ontario, through the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks work with other approval agencies such as the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority to develop a streamlined approval process for permits required to undertake shoreline repair work in an expeditious and financially feasible way; Be it further resolved that this motion be copied to other shoreline communities in the Great Lakes impacted by high water levels, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, local MPP’s, the Premier and the Great Lakes a

That Committee of the Whole recommends to Council that it receive the December 3, 2019 Animal Control Service Delivery Report, for information; And that Committee of the Whole recommends to Council that the Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Department issue the attached R.F.P for Animal Control Services and report back to Committee on the results of said R.F.P. Yea: David Foster, George Watson, Joe Belanger, Mark Kinney, Nina Bifolchi, and Stan Wells

That Committee of the Whole direct staff to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) in response to the provincial Municipal Modernization program. Yea: David Foster, George Watson, Joe Belanger, Mark Kinney, Nina Bifolchi, and Stan Wells

That Committee of the Whole as Budget Committee receive the 2020 Operational and Capital Budget Draft 3 , the Four Year Operational , and Ten Year Capital Forecasts for information, and; That Committee of the Whole as Budget Committee take varied phase-in approach to implementing the Town’s financial plan to pay for the new library and arena, resulting in a proposed tax rate increase of 3.79% for 2020, and; That Committee of the Whole as Budget Committee forward the proposed 20 20 Operational and Capital Budget , the Four Year Operational and Ten Year Capital Forecasts to the Budget Public Meeting for input from the public. Yea: David Foster, George Watson, Joe Belanger, Mark Kinney, Nina Bifolchi, and Stan Wells